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The Grace of Giving

James HuntingMar 25th 20122 Corinthians 8:1-9. Excelling in the grace of giving.

Speakers

We have a great group of people who regularly share their teachings with us on a Sunday. You can find out a little more about them below.

Stefan Brown

Elder

The University Lecturer who is universally loved. If you've not been to Crown Church yet, it's worth it just to meet Stefan and his wife, Jackie. Maybe one day you too can enjoy their cooking, a fusion of South Africa and Jamaica, as you hear stories of DJ-ing in the 'old days'.

Dan Smith

Elder

If a wordsmith means being skilled in the use of words, what is a Dan Smith? Dan is married to Anna and has been on staff at Crown Church since Jan 2011. Dan serves as an elder at Crown, and among other things, he leads our worship band and writes songs.

James Hunting

Lead Elder

After moving to West London in 1996, James started to lay the foundations for church leadership by finding a fantastic wife in Lucy and developing a robust humour and steadfast smile. They have four children and one God.

Zach David

Zach and Lois David have been an integral part of Crown Church since 2005.

Katia Yeghnazar

Guest Speaker

Katia is based at Emmanuel Church London, in Greenwich. She splits her time between being a doctor in A&E and a community outreach volunteer on her housing estate.

Adrian Holloway

Guest Speaker

Adrian is based at ChristChurch, London, which meets at the Piccadilly Theatre. He is married to Julia and they have three children.
He is the author of best-selling novels The Shock Of Your Life and Aftershock.

Gavin Bissessar

Gavin is married to Sarah and they have been an integral part of Crown Church since 2003.

Terry Virgo

Guest Speaker

Terry Virgo is based at Kings Church Kingston, London, UK and is the founder of Newfrontiers, a worldwide family of churches together on a mission to establish the kingdom of God by restoring the church, making disciples, training leaders and planting churches. He and his team serve nearly 700 churches across 60 countries.
Terry has written several books, including The Spirit Filled Church, God's Lavish Grace, God Knows You're Human, The Tide is Turning and No Well-Worn Paths which is his biographical testimony.

Andy Tilsley

Guest Speaker

Andy became part of the Leadership Team at ChristChurch London after spending seven years with the BBC as a news and sports journalist, primarily in radio. He’s married to Joy and they live in Putney.

Vinu Paul

Guest Speaker

Vinu leads Living Hope Church in Mumbai, India. He is married to Julie and they have two sons - Jonathan and Ankit. He also carries apostolic responsibility for Newfrontiers with a team of leaders in India and oversees Project Hope - the work amongst the poor in Mumbai that we at Crown Church partner in.

David Devenish

David Devenish is an apostolic leader within Newfrontiers, encouraging church planting in many unreached parts of the world, including our good friends in Istanbul! Married to Scilla and based at Woodside Church, Bedford, he has also written several books including, ‘Fathering Leaders, Motivating Mission’, and, ‘What on Earth is the Church for?’

Prince Laryea

Both Prince and his wife Laura have a huge passion for and impact on the local youth culture. They have two kids.

Tope Koleoso

Tope Koleoso is the lead pastor of Jubilee Church. In 1995 he moved to Enfield to help plant Jubilee. From 2004, Tope has led the team of elders. He is responsible for preaching and vision. Tope is also involved in planting and supporting other churches internationally.

James Durrant

Students+ and Youth

James is more driven than a London bus, (and he will never leave you waiting in the rain). He leads our youth and student ministries, with incredible passion and vision and also works as a Technology Risk Consultant in central London.

Laura Laryea

Both Laura and her husband Prince have a huge passion for and impact on the local youth culture. They have two kids.

Ben Waite

WOTS

Ben is a former student of Sport Science at Brunel University, and currently works in Westminster as a Teaching Support Assistant. He has been with Crown Church for five years and is involved in youthwork heading up 'Word On The Street' and serving on CGI.

James Harland

James and Zoe were married when he was still capable of a ‘flock of seagulls’ hair style. James serves as an Elder at Crown and works as a Senior manager, leading process, quality and compliance teams. Zoe educates their four children and manages the busy home life and serves in the church Kids Work. They also lead a thriving Life Group together

Julian Adams

Julian is originally from Bay Community Church, Cape Town, South Africa, where he was an elder. Julian has an amazing prophetic gift and has travelled widely over the past few years serving the Newfrontiers churches in the UK.

Phil Turner

Phil is a full time member of staff at Church of Christ the King, Brighton, where he leads the Alpha courses. The reason Phil became a Christian was because one Friday night in a club, Phil prayed “Jesus, can you help me?” A lifestyle of clubbing, alcohol and horoscopes had left him feeling superficial and empty. Jesus heard his cry and on the 8th October 1993, Phil became a Christian and has not been the same since.

Sam Isaacson

Sam was amazed when the King of the Universe adopted him whilst he was studying music technology at Brunel (Sam was studying, not God). Sam has now married Anna and they have served passionately for many years at Crown. They are now looking to be a part of a new church plant in Ealing.

Liz Brown

Originally from Upstate New York (think farmland more than pavement), Liz moved to Hillingdon in 2005 to work as a youth worker with an international school. Fast forward many years and stories later, she found herself a lovely English husband, Phil, and is now a stay at home mom of two. She enjoys writing about it all.

Michael McGowan

Michael and his wife Miriam hail from New Zealand but they can't get enough of the English weather. Michael & Miriam are RAF musicians, they have two young daughters and they lead one of our Life Groups.

Andy McCullough

Andy and Jess moved from Hillingdon to the Middle East with their four children in 2009 to plant a church in one of the least Christian populated countries in the world. We continue to support them and benefit hugely from them and what God is doing through them in establishing a healthy and vibrant church in the Middle East.

Crispin Toby

Crispin is married to Bimpe and they have one young daughter. He serves on our connections team and is a Life Group overseer.

Phil Hamilton

Phil is married to Belle and they lead one of our Life Groups, They also serve on our student team and Phil works for The Leprosy Mission International.

Anna Smith

With roots in Hillingdon, Anna was part of a church plant in Oxford while studying at Oxford Brookes. She returned to Crown in 2006, got married to Dan, and currently works as an Occupational Therapist.

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